Deleted Twitter post archive PostGhost has been shut down, despite only launching on July 6.

PostGhost aimed to collate deleted tweets from politicians, celebrities, and other public figures, including a tweet from Lindsay Lohan pleading with David Cameron to help the UK to remain in the EU.

The site received an email from Twitter saying that it was "currently violating our Developer Agreement and Policy", threatening to shut down their API access for the crime of displaying deleted tweets.

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"We believe PostGhost provides a fairer and more transparent way of allowing individuals to hold public figures accountable than Politwoops, a website that Twitter has recently reauthorised to publish certain deleted tweets," PostGhost creators wrote in a blog post.

They argued that political speech isn't limited to politicians and celebrities have a much wider reach than many politicians, which is what Politwoops covers, and therefore PostGhost provides a critical service to the public.

"Of course, not every Twitter user should have their deleted tweets recorded - most people use Twitter as a personal account, and we firmly agree with Twitter's commitment to their privacy," they continued.

"We believe that for such prominent verified Twitter users, the public has a right to see their public Twitter history, whether or not they grow to regret the statements they've made."

The creators concluded by saying that shutting down PostGhost makes verifying deleted tweets "impossible" as screenshots can be easily fabricated, adding that they're happy to talk to Twitter to perhaps relaunch the site.